2019-2021 Governing Board
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IFLA's Governing Board (GB) is responsible for the governance and financial and professional directions of IFLA, and represents the Federation in legal and other formal proceedings.
The Board consists of the President, the President-elect, ten directly elected members, the Chair of the Professional Committee, the Chairs of each IFLA Division, and the Chair of the Management of Library Associations Section's Standing Committee.
Up to three further GB members may be co-opted to provide expertise or represent special interests. IFLA's Secretary General serves as the Board's Secretary, but is not a member of the Governing Board.
President-elect

Director
Stadtbibliothek Bremen
Ltd. Bibliotheksdirektorin
Am Wall 201
28195 Bremen
Germany
barbara.lison@stadtbibliothek.bremen.de
Treasurer

Head of Library , President' s Private Office
Presidency of Hellenic Democracy
2, Vasileos Georgiou B' str.
10028 Athens
Greece
tonia.arahova@gmail.com
Member

Professor and University Librarian
Sun Yat-sen University Library
135 Xin Gang Xi Lu
510275 Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
cheng@mail.sysu.edu.cn
Member

Director, Chapter Relations and International Relations
American Library Association
United States
mdowling@ala.org
Member

Director of the Centre d’Activités Francophones (CAF)
Bibliotheca Alexandrina
P.O. Box 138 - Chatby
21526 Alexandrina
Egypt
marwa.elsahn@bibalex.org
Member

Library and Information Research Institute IIBI-UNAM
Researcher
Circuito Interior s/n, Torre II de Humanidades, Level 12, Ciudad Universitaria
04510 Mexico City
Mexico
jonathan@unam.mx
Member

Former Manager, Public Libraries in Aarhus (DOKK1)
Danish Library Association
Vartov, Farvergade 27D, 2. Sal
1463 Copenhagen K
Denmark
Knudprof@gmail.com
Member

Professor at Graduate Program in Information Science
University of Sao Paulo
05508-020 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo
Brazil
sueli.ferreira@gmail.com
Member

Deputy Chief Executive & Chief Librarian, Executive Office
National Library Board
100 Victoria Street
91401 Singapore
Singapore
tayaicheng272@gmail.com
Member

Director, User Relations
DCELIA
P.O. Box 20
FI-00030 IIRIS Helsinki
Finland
minna.vonzansen@gmail.com
Chair Professional Committee

State Librarian and Chief Executive Officer
State Library of Queensland
Cultural Precinct, Stanley Place, South Bank
QLD 4101 South Brisbane
Australia
Vicki.McDonald@slq.qld.gov.au
Chair Division I

Executive Director / CEO
Justice Education Society
260-800 Hornby St.
Vancouver V6Z 2C British Colombia
Canada
genau21@gmail.com
Chair Division II

Rare Books and Music Collection Manager
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
EH1 1EW Edinburgh
United Kingdom
h.vincent@nls.uk
Chair of Division III

Head of Information Management
BirdLife International
United Kingdom
Chair Division IV

Library Director
Helsingborg City Libraries
Stadsparken
25189 Helsingborg
Sweden
catharina.isberg@helsingborg.se
Chair Division V

Library and Information Officer
Ministry of External Affairs, India
Patiala House, Annexe 'B' Building, Tilak Marg
110001 New Delhi
India
sanjaykbihani@gmail.com
Chair Management of Library Associations Section

Executive Director
Bibliosuisse
Bleichemattstrasse 42
CH-5000 Aarau
Switzerland
halo.locher@bibliosuisse.ch
Secretary General (Secretary, non-member)

IFLA Headquarters
P.O. Box 95312
2509CH The Hague
Netherlands
Work+31 70 3140884
iflasg@ifla.org
Last update: 15 October 2020